Pastel Layer Cake - Colorful and pretty, this Mother's Day cake will make Mom feel special -- and it's a delicious cake everyone will enjoy.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cake, frosting
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Decorate 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 795kcal
Ingredients
Cake
2cupsgranulated sugar
1 ½cupsbuttersoftened
6eggs
1 ½tbspvanilla
4 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1 ½tbspbaking powder
¾tspsalt
2cupswhole milk
gel food coloring - pink, green, yellow, and blue
Frosting
½cupbuttersoftened
4cupsconfectioner's sugar
1tspvanilla
2-3tbspmilk
Decorate - Sprinkles of your choice
Instructions
Cake
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Prepare four 9-inch round cake pans by spraying them with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla. Beat again.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat again.
Slowly pour in the milk while continuously beating. Beat until the batter is smooth.
Divide batter equally into 4 bowls.
Add one color of each variety of food coloring gel to each bowl. The amount you use will depend on the type of food coloring gel you are using and how vibrant you want the colors. Mix.
Transfer each color of batter to a prepared cake pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow the cakes to cool for 15 minutes prior to flipping them out onto parchment paper. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
Frosting
Beat the butter and confectioner's sugar together. Consistency will be crumbly.
Add the vanilla and 2 tablespoons of milk. Beat again. Add more milk, as needed, to reach the desired consistency.
Decorate
Assemble the cake by alternating layers of cake and frosting.
Finish the cake off by adding a layer of frosting and sprinkles to the top.